National Budget for 2.29.08

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Feb 28, 2008 at 12:01 AMFeb 28, 2008 at 4:09 PM

GateHouse News Service National Budget

For 2/28/08 editions

Here are the top national stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/. Please submit stories below no later than 6 pm local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly.

LEAP DAY CONTENT: A variety of Leap content from GateHouse newspapers is linked to from this story (new links will be added as content comes in). Includes video with advice from professional ballet dancers on leaping. And a column on why Leap Day should be a national holiday.

NASCAR CONTENT: All stories, photos and the full NASCAR page are at this link:

JANE MILLER: Jimmie Johnson knows Vegas involves some luck. PEORIA

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DEEP FREEZE: Military lab does the deep freeze for private firms http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1637676207 - At the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center's Doriot Climatic Chamber, temperatures hit an all-time low during testing of some large circuit breakers for a private company during the week of Jan. 28. The old record was -74 degrees. MetroWest, Haneisen, 12 inches, on wire now